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A few storylines before the Sweet 16 games begin later this week:
Kentucky (36-0) needs four wins to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana in 1976. Next up in the Midwest Regional semifinal is West Virginia, another team that will come right...

Aaron Nola, the Phillies first-round pick last June, will make his debut against major league hitters Friday when he faces the Yankees in a Grapefruit League game in Clearwater. … Chuck Bednarik "epitomized what the word sacrifice is all about; not...

PITTSBURGH — Saturday's NCAA Tournament third-round game between North Carolina State and Villanova matches up programs that won iconic men's basketball championship games in the 1980s.
Villanova senior forward JayVaughn Pinkston has seen the...

PITTSBURGH — When Darrun Hilliard went through the college selection process, picking a school that would give him a chance to play deep into March Madness was part of the equation.
Villanova fit in theory. When Hilliard committed to the...

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NCAA Division III:
Wisconsin-Stevens Point ended Virginia Wesleyan’s season by beating the Marlins 68-59 in an NCAA Division III semifinal Friday at Salem Civic Center.
The Pointers will play Augustana (Ill.) for the title Saturday....

The calendar said March 1, but Tom Izzo knew better. It's not March until the brackets come out.
So on the day that followed Feb. 28, Izzo set a lineup at Wisconsin that didn't include his most important player. He benched the bruising Branden Dawson,...

Out of more than 11.57 million brackets in an ESPN-sponsored NCAA tournament challenge, only one remained intact after the opening round of games. That tells a small picture of a typically March-like opening to March Madness.
The means for bracket...

OMAHA, Neb. — While Wisconsin was huddled on stools midway through the second half Sunday night against Oregon, an arena announcer declared that forward Sam Dekker's previous 3-pointer had been reviewed and ruled just a two-pointer.
As if things...

PITTSBURGH - Jay Wright stood outside the locker room, away from where his Villanova players were trying to comprehend what just happened on the night when they were supposed to advance to the Wildcats' first NCAA Sweet 16 since their Final Four run in...

The Big 12 salvaged its NCAA Tournament in Big Ten country.
Oklahoma overcame Dayton's home-state advantage and moved on to a regional that seems truly up for grabs. West Virginia also had a successful stay in Ohio State's hometown, but there is no doubt...